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PRONUNCIATION: bair-uh-TELL-uh

2024
• Batted .409 with a team-high five triples, along with a homerun and 11 RBI in only 44 at-bats in 20 appearances.
• Finished 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBI during 8-3 setback to Western Connecticut (Mar. 11) in first collegiate game.
• Ended 3-for-3 with a run scored, a RBI and a stolen base in 10-2 (6 inn.) win over Westfield State (Mar. 15).
• Combined to go 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, a homerun, three runs scored and two RBI in Houghton doubleheader (Mar. 25).   
• Ended 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored opposite St. John Fisher (Mar. 27).
• Logged a triple and scored a run in both ends of a doubleheader sweep of Elmira (Mar. 29).

BEFORE RIT
• Attended Gates-Chili High School

PERSONAL
• Kathreyn Baretela was born in Rochester, N.Y.
• Parents are Holly and Philip Baretela
• Dad is the head Swimming & Diving Coach at RIT
• One of five siblings - Stefan, Darien, Chris and John Paul
• Hobbies include photography and art
• Started playing softball at seven years old
• Best advice - uses "look for the next play" in and out of softball; "when things get confusing or hard, its kept me consistently prepared and looking toward the future."
• Lists her father has having the most influence on her athletic career - "He’s always been the chip on my shoulder that has kept me playing the sport for so long and pushed me to the collegiate level."
• Fan of the New York Yankees as well as Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton
• Certified lifeguard
• Majoring in criminal justice while minoring in psychology and history